Australian farmers need CSIRO

Posted by Susie Byers699pc on June 14, 2016

Australian farmers, like Peter, work hard. But hard work isn’t always enough - sometimes you need expert scientific research and advice.

Peter realised that traditional farming techniques were damaging and so he turned to the CSIRO to help. CSIRO’s scientific research helped Peter, and many other farmers, revolutionise their farming practices, cut costs, conserve water, and predict the weather.

But the Liberal Government’s cuts to CSIRO threaten this crucial research. Without CSIRO, farmers will struggle to go on.

The Australian Labor Party have committed to reversing the cuts to CSIRO. Like and share this video and ask Malcolm Turnbull to do the same.

There are lots of SAVE CSIRO activities happening before the election on July 2 -click here to volunteer.

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Cuts to the CSIRO cannot be justified just look at the record of achievement and inovation Why does the Liberal Party want to dumb Australia down no Gonski no NBN how does the Country Party support these policies when the are so vital for Country people’s future.

Julie Dingle commented
2016-06-17 12:14:25 +1000

Cutting CSIRO funding is further evidence of this government’s race to the bottom. There appears to be little substance to words like ‘jobs’, ‘growth’ and ‘innovation’ when the politically expedient response is to ignore the evidence surrounding climate change and our need to adapt to this. To ignore evidence based research is to ignore intellect, education, talent, history – surely these factors at least are required for an innovative future? If this government wants to be seen as ‘innovative’ and not ignorant, funding the CSIRO to get on with business, would be a helpful start.

Greg Edwards commented
2016-06-16 17:26:37 +1000

Without the research being done by the CSIRO, it isn’t possible to be any sort of innovative society. The economy relies upon innovation, which relies upon scientific research.